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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RonSanderson, post: 3270783, member: 77413&quot;]<b>1981-D</b></p><p>Sometimes coincidence is just a matter of random timing. Yesterday I got a flyer from David Lawrence Rare Coins, so I clicked on the link for No Reserve lots to see if there were any bargains. Their auction included just one Jefferson nickel - yep, it was an MS66 1981-D. This is their picture. (Not my coin!) (Note: copyrighted material is used without permission for educational purposes.)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://images.collectiblestechnology.com/ProductImages/DLRC/129xxx/140a7e41-0d0b-4f7c-b2ee-0eb8f0e03a5b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Their photo makes the face and forehead look rough and not very pleasing. If nothing else, it makes me feel much happier with mine, and I would not trade them my coin for theirs.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]862612[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]862613[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>NGC has only graded a few hundred of this date and mint mark, so there are only 5 graded at MS67 and none higher. Is it safe to assume people just don&#039;t think it cost-effective to grade these? One might think that are loads of high-end coins sitting in albums everywhere and that you could just grab one if you need it. That is probably not true any more.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, if I thought I could grab top-pop honors just by sending this in, and then sell it to someone with registry fever for a fortune, I might, instead, end up with an MS65 in a slab that&#039;s worth more than the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s fun to contemplate this conundrum. Someday I may get a few graded just to see what happens.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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